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NDI's Gender, Women and Democracy Program to Co-Host Event on Women's Empowerment at World Bank CSO Policy Forum>>
Asia

Afghanistan

Bombs, Kidnappings and Threats: Life for Female Activists in Afghanistan (Opinion)  >>

Bangladesh

Bangladesh's Only Female Big-City Mayor May Also Be Its Most Effective  >>

Cambodia

Women's Rights Activists Dispersed by Police  >>

India

Narayan Rane Ropes in Wife to Woo Women Voters  >>

Indonesia

Women Called to Run for Elections  >>

Nepal

Women Still Struggling to Gain Equal Foothold in Nepal  >>

Pakistan

Gender Polarisation in Pakistan's Parliament (Opinion)  >>

Pakistan

Let Bilawal and Bakhtawar Take over Bhutto's Party (Opinion)  >>

Sri Lanka

The Gender Paradox in Sri Lanka (Opinion)  >>

Thailand

Quotas Fall Short of Goals (Opinion)  >>

Central and Eastern Europe

Serbia

Women's Parliamentary Network of Serbia Meets US Expert  >>

Central and West Africa

Democratic Republic of Congo

DR Congo's 'Mama Parity' Fights for Women's Role  >>

Liberia

Rep. Fofana Speaks on CSW Conference  >>

Nigeria

Groups Call on Women to Participate in Politics  >>

Nigeria

List of Elected Senators Revealed  >>

Eurasia

Georgia

Tbilisi Naming Ten More Streets After Women >>

Turkey

'I Am Strong - I Am Not a Victim,' Says This Turkish Co-Mayor (Profile)  >>

Turkey

Pro-Kurdish Party Names Yezidi Woman Among Leading Runners for Turkey Polls  >>

Latin America and the Caribbean

Chile

Chile President Bachelet Shrugs Off Polls, Says Reforms to Continue  >>

St. Kitts and Nevis

Gender Affairs Division Celebrates Women of Excellence on Nevis  >>

Trinidad and Tobago

Home Sweet Home  >>

Middle East and North Africa

Egypt

Egyptian Men Are Open to Women in Politics: Truth or Myth? (Opinion)  >>

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Council Rejects Move to Appoint Women Ambassadors  >>

West Bank and Gaza

Ashrawi: Jarrar's Arrest is a Politically Motivated Violation of Her Parliamentary Immunity  >>

Southern and East Africa

South Africa

SA Ready for Female President (Interview)  >>

South Sudan

What Is the Status of Women in South Sudan After Beijing Plus? (Opinion)  >>

Uganda

Women and Power: Nabilah Naggayi Ssempala, Passionate About Gender Equality (Video)  >>

Global

USA

Coming at Any Moment: Hillary Clinton's 2016 Announcement  >>

USA

One is Not Born, But Rather Becomes a Hillary Clinton: What Harry Reid Gets Wrong About Women in Politics (Opinion)  >>

USA

Rallying Around Lynch Nomination, Black Women Flex Their Political Muscles (Blog)  >>

Global

All Foreign Policy Should be Feminist Foreign Policy (Opinion)  >>

Global

International Criminal Court Elects First Woman President  >>

Global

Why Democracy Must Give Space for Women (Blog)  >>

Canada

Conservative MP Shelley Glover Won't Seek Re-election in Upcoming Election  >>

Canada

Liberal MLA Worried About Lack of Women in Alberta Politics  >>

Canada

Negative Online Comments About Female MPs Often Sexualized, Say Political Veterans  >>

Finland

Finland's First Female President Discusses the Future of LGBT Advocacy (Interview)  >>

France

Gender Parity in French Politics Faces Test after Departmental Elections  >>

UK

Flagship Domestic Abuse Project Saved from Axe  >>

UK

The Most Dangerous Woman in Politics? The Tories Think So (Profile)  >>

UK

Why Do Fewer Women Tweet Political Party Hashtags?  >>

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